Posts Tagged ‘online’

More and more Australians to start online businesses

Friday, April 19th, 2013

Due to the economic slowdown Australians are becoming more reliant on online business sites, which is just another way for boosting economy and going about increasing their savings. Online business is very successful and offers many benefits, whether it is used to increase the number of sales for a business, to get a business back on track or to start a new business from scratch.

ING Direct executive director Rob Hendriks says “Australians are very creative in boosting their income. We see an increased effort in selling goods online, taking additional jobs, and especially in New South Wales we see a lot of women entering the workforce.”

You can read the full article at http://www.smartcompany.com.au/economy/049233-more-australians-to-start-online-businesses-as-two-speed-economy-takes-hold.html

The number of online shopping users in AU is on the rise

Friday, April 19th, 2013

A research which has been put in Australia shows that the number of Australian internet users who visit online shopping websites is increasingly on the rise. This is due to the fact that the traffic on social networking sites in Australia has been decreasing.

Internet users use the internet for many reasons such as socializing with friends, looking for things of interest, and more importantly do online shopping. At the very breakthrough of social media networks, it was thought that social media networks like Facebook or Twitter were the best places for every business to market its products. People tended to use Social media networks and rely on it since it offered them a free way of marketing and advertising, however many business owners have realised that social media networks are not to be the domain marketing  strategy for businesses. This is because  every successful business must have a formal website with a registered domain name where the products can be professionally showcased, an online shop is the place where every user would go to browse for products and make an instant purchase.

Another reason for the decrease of the use of social media networks is that Australian internet users have become more aware of the fact that social media networks is not the best place to browse for products. Social media networks are kind of like the fans place but not the best place where people would trust a brand to succeed and use as the main marketing strategy.

You can read more over at http://au.smallbusiness.yahoo.com/news/a/-/16784960/australian-internet-use-changing/

Damp Streetwear and the reasons to go for online business

Sunday, April 14th, 2013

Damp Streetwear is a retail shop that has recently discovered the power of online business and how it can improve their sales. Damp Streetwear is owned by Matt Dampney, he is the founder of cutting edge clothing brand and also owns a design studio in Australia. Matt Dampney has decided to start the online retailing for the clothing side of his business, this is to increase his sales and reduce the costs of running a business on the street such as shop rental.

Matt says his business used to pay between $20,000-50,000 annually for the cost of shop rental which is very expensive. This was before he found out about the idea of online business, which gave him a substantial opportunity to expand and market his business.

You can read more over at http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/damp-streetwear-the-future-of-retailing-20130403-2h5nf.html